Chuckle, pretty soon the only folks offering PCGS slabs will be "Approved PCGS Dealers and Resellers." Also, look for an upcoming legal precedent...
Woah, my vote even disappeared...
Oh, wow... Now that is historically cool. :) Ben
Well Sir, "I have the eye" chuckle... according to the dealer who has my Bust Half Fever and #4 Overton books at some big coin show in California....
It comes out to about that at times, but more like one a month or so. :)
My thoughts would be to hit some of the small tributaries feeding into Spearfish Creek, in the northern Black Hills. Be discrete and smart, there...
I would go along with that attribution. :thumb:
Looks MS-67 to me. A Beauty. :)
From what I understand it could be any of a number of things associated with: #1, Die Deterioration, #2, Yes, those Open Collars, #3, Screw Press...
Agree the black spots could either be album (Sulphur-S) tone or PVC damage. If the coin came from an album and is subsequently being sold raw,...
Check out the reverse die-cracks on this XFish 1827/6 Half. The coin is an O-101 variety and rated as an R-2 coin. Please chime in if you care...
WOW, very nice coin!!! Looks 61/62 to me. An O-112 to boot. Take Care Ben
Glad it wasn't part of this illegal haul, but it's something to be on the lookout for in the future if some OLDER Islamic coins are (miraculously)...
"One helluva coin... ;)"
You might have something there, the inside (rt) seriff of the As seems to be missing. Alas I'm (Overton-less) again, LOL...
Got a picture? Ben
Check this link out, it lists some examples of other O-105s, however there are no O-105As listed. The essential differnce between the two (simply...
Great looking historic coin. :) Ben
I'd say VF-20/25. Don't have an Overton handy, What do you guys think about O-105/105-A. R-3... ? Ben
LOL... :thumb:
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